Norwich City midfielder Bradley Johnson has signed a new Carrow Road deal keeping him at the club until 2016. Picture by Paul Chesterton/Focus Images Ltd

Norwich City midfielder Bradley Johnson’s delight at new Carrow Road deal

Thursday, February 14, 2013
7:20 PM

Norwich City midfielder Bradley Johnson admitted tonight life could not be sweeter after signing a new improved contract keeping him at Carrow Road until 2016.

The 25-year-old has pledged his longer term future to the Canaries after becoming a key part of Chris Hughton’s Premier League plans this season. Johnson has missed only one top flight game at West Ham through suspension during the current campaign and has forged an impressive central midfield partnership alongside Norwegian international Alex Tettey.

The former free transfer signing from Leeds had 16 months left on his existing deal but revealed he had no hesitation in emulating the likes of team mates John Ruddy and Wes Hoolahan by extending his stay at the Canaries.

“I’m absolutely delighted. As soon as I heard that the club wanted to sit down and sort a new deal I just wanted to get it done and I’m delighted that it has,” said Johnson. “I think I’m playing the best football of my career and I’m playing in the best league in the world. I think this is a club that is moving forward and I want to be a part of that. We’ve proved that we’re good enough to be here and we know how hard it is to stay in this league, but we work as hard as we can to do exactly that. It’s been a good time for me. I had the arrival of my baby boy three weeks ago and now I’ve signed a new contract.”

Johnson flew back into the country earlier today along with the rest of Hughton’s senior squad following a four-day warm weather training camp in Abu Dhabi. The combative midfielder is likely to have a key role in helping the club secure their Premier League status after blossoming under Hughton’s guidance this season.

“I’m absolutely delighted we have secured the services of Bradley Johnson,” Hughton told the club’s official site. “He has been a tremendously consistent performer for us in midfield not just this season, but since he joined the club from Leeds United.”

Johnson has made 57 appearances for the club since leaving Elland Road in July 2011 after learning his trade in the lower leagues. The midfielder was taken on by Cambridge United after being released by boyhood club Arsenal as a teenager. Johnson also had spells at Northampton, Ebbsfleet and Stevenage which eventually paved the way to a £250,000 move to Yorkshire in 2008.

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Btw, I just love that sinister phrase "special relationship". Heard that so often in the world of "eager beavery" that I had to overlap with, yet eschewed. I prefer Badgers to Beavers; they may be Sett in their ways but at least they`re not Lodged in corruption.

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Mad Brewer

Monday, February 18, 2013
Beaver on, el dingo! If all else fails, Lodge a complaint. Shake on it?

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Mad Brewer

Monday, February 18, 2013
MB refers to the land of Aprons, unusual handshakes and self-help whilst donating a meagre smidgeon to charity to ease the conscience. Your version sounds a little like the Orange Order to me Doc, which would be strange considering our 'special relationship' with Celtic, he he. As there's no Private Messenger on this wretched thing I'll post re this on another "story" soon. OTBC

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el dingo

Monday, February 18, 2013
All this vitriol on (your) God`s Sunday!! As an obligatory shareholder in this quickfire farce called Life, I cannot be challenged. Btw, they grow super hops in Slovenia. Been wondering for a while whether the smiley platitudes of Canarygirl might be yet another cover for Divot\Ged\Snott. Hope I`m wrong. Lazy Sunday Afternoon, got no time to worry....... Everyone striving to be the Best - Conversation rendered Contest.... Shame. These boards are becoming conduits for unpleasantly mischievous people. Adieu. PS. I agree with el dingo.

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Mad Brewer

Sunday, February 17, 2013
It's open season on Davitt. The man is a buffoon. And as for Arcan't persisting with their trolls when a lot of us are understandaby worried - it sucks big time. Watch this # OTBC

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el dingo

Sunday, February 17, 2013
Slovenia, I have absolutely no problem with you expressing your opinions, even if I don't think you're right. What I was objecting to was your contempt (you're all Ipswich trolls) of people who don't share your view. You may remember the "This Isn't An Argument" sketch from a modern comedy ensemble called Monty Python......

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DocOhNo

Sunday, February 17, 2013
Well that seems like a pleasant start to the day.....I'll try to put some sense into this after I've had my breakfast..Damm key board is acting up again!

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Stew Pydsodd

Sunday, February 17, 2013
Horse eat = horse meat excuse the typo

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Canaryinslovenia

Sunday, February 17, 2013
My original post was about the ridiculous contracts given to footballers who are paid 100 times more than they were paid 30 odd years ago. Don't tell me the players at NCFC are any better than the players I watched 30 years ago, they are not. I for one am not paying the stupid money to go and watch rubbish at Carrow road, where you are lucky if we can actually muster a shot on target. People need to wake up and smell the coffee, they are been ripped off. As soon as players like Holt get their last lucrative contract they give up, now we can't even trade the horse eat for SPL donkeys

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Canaryinslovenia

Sunday, February 17, 2013
Or even heating system!

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DocOhNo

Saturday, February 16, 2013
I wondered how you'd seen the management close up. I am a bit surprised that kind of enquiry upsets you.By the way age and owning shares does not make you an expert. My old granny had shares in British Gas but she didn't know how to fit a cleaning system. I can you're feeling on shaky ground by the fact you're reverting to abuse again.

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DocOhNo

Saturday, February 16, 2013
DRNONO you are the one questioning my right to have an opinion, see our previous posts, so any abuse you get u Ipswich Troll is justified. I am a shareholder of NCFC and a supporter of over 50 years and not a Troll like you

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Canaryinslovenia

Saturday, February 16, 2013
As I've said before personal abuse and childish name calling is rather pathetic. If you can't develop a reasoned, articulateargument without it it's a bit sad. I would suggest that calling everyone who disagrees with you (on the back of a holiday in Austria) an Ipswich troll proves my point rather well.

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DocOhNo

Saturday, February 16, 2013
Well since you ask DRNO Nothing, I observed Hoots and company first hand at their pre season training camp in Austria. Unfortunately I do not wish to be proved right but McNally has he chance to act now

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Canaryinslovenia

Saturday, February 16, 2013
Would it to be ok to wonder what opportunities Slovenia offers to observe City management close up? Interesting that anyone who disagrees is an Ipswich fan. Luton lost 3 nil today. The Norwich team they beat contained many of the players that posters were screaming for to play in the PL, especially Fox. NONE of those players gave me any confidence that they deserved a place in front of Hughton's starting XII.

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DocOhNo

Saturday, February 16, 2013
I said days ago that Holts omission last Saturday was suspicious. Lutons result today puts our abject season into context. Anyone who has seen Hoots and Bewilderwood working at close quarters would know that we are going down this year. And all the Trolls on here supporting Hoots are just 1p5wich supporters in disguise.

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Canaryinslovenia

Saturday, February 16, 2013
I just heard Radio Partridge talking about how Hughton has turned things round. I happen to agree. I have no intention of repeating old posts so suffice it to ask, if Hughton has lost the dressing room why did Bradley sign a contract extension this week?

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DocOhNo

Saturday, February 16, 2013
When Hoots was appointed during the summer, I was convinced we had signed a quality manager to succeed Lambert. I am having big doubts now! I believe he has lost his way and become very inflexible with his formations in order to try and maintain our PL status. And that is such a shame. We can be defensively solid and attack creatively but it just isn't happening. I think that Calderwood and Trollope should be got rid of sooner rather than later. They seem to me to be totally useless. After our inept display against Fulham and some of the other poor results against teams we should have beaten; I do wonder now if he has also lost the dressing room!! There does seem to be some discontent leaking out to the media that perhaps suggests this. I have not known City to be this bad since we fell into L2. Future results could prove me wrong but maybe Hoots isn't the right man for us after all! otbc

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Canarygirl

Saturday, February 16, 2013
I heard, from a totally gilt-edged source, that Bewilderwood has been poached by Inverness Caledonian Thistle to head up their new Centre of Technical Excellence in Stromness . About time we had some good news.

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Mad Brewer

Saturday, February 16, 2013
Interesting stuff, bluelight. I know you`re too old & wise to subscribe to lightweight gossip, so I`m all ears. (Weak joke opportunity there, folks!). No doubt Stooge, in one of its manifestations, will delight in hearing the worst. But then, as an insider, he`s "in the know" anyway. As much as any lower-tier journo hack might be. Are Stooge & Divot one and the same???

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Mad Brewer

Saturday, February 16, 2013
Interesting stuff, bluelight. I know you`re too old & wise to subscribe to lightweight gossip, so I`m all ears. (Weak joke opportunity there, folks!). No doubt Stooge, in one of its manifestations, will delight in hearing the worst. But then, as an insider, he`s "in the know" anyway. As much as any lower-tier journo hack might be. Are Stooge & Divot one and the same???

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Mad Brewer

Saturday, February 16, 2013
hi el dingo&brew.i believe that there was an almighty bust-up before kick-off on saturday.perhaps i will hear more soon.

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bluelight

Saturday, February 16, 2013
Still smarting about the Luton result, and the Leicester result, and the MK Dons result, and the one and only time my Dad went to Carrow Road, FA Cup 3rd round about 1970 at home to Bradford, Norwich 1 - 2 Bradford.

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Lobbo

Saturday, February 16, 2013
As my granny used to say "it's not big and it's not clever". Mind you I suppose if you feel bitter about being rejected by all the REAL journalistic positions it's a way of expressing your bitterness. The poor sad mediocrity.

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DocOhNo

Saturday, February 16, 2013
Why does Archant do this, Doc? My guess is it`s because the arrogant, smug, supercilious hacks hold their customers in complete contempt. Now they`re even trying to disguise their "plant" by confecting a double-posting.

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Mad Brewer

Saturday, February 16, 2013
I agree totally, my Slovenian based friend. Today really does bring home how hopeless we are. Basically all the teams without a game today are a disgrace. Ged - The GameChanger.

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Ged Steroo

Saturday, February 16, 2013
I agree totally, my Slovenian based friend. Today really does bring home how hopeless we are. Basically all the teams without a game today are a disgrace. Ged - The GameChanger.

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Ged Steroo

Saturday, February 16, 2013
All contracts should be performance related, and related to goals scored and points won. And the whole squad should be made to walk to Luton today to see what they are missing.

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Canaryinslovenia

Saturday, February 16, 2013
This is indeed very good news and Bradders is developing into a really good PL player. Nice lad too and was good to chat with him in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. Strange that we get trolls leading off the subject here... Well done to you, you deserve it and hope I you have a long and successful career at Norwicjh City. OTBC

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Dubai Canary

Saturday, February 16, 2013
Changing modern football? You could start by changing your underpants more often.

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Sian

Friday, February 15, 2013
Why does Archant do this?

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DocOhNo

Friday, February 15, 2013
Think you're right Sussex

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cutty

Friday, February 15, 2013
Can't see Holt going anywhere now till the summer unless he has thrown a massive wobbly. We are still short of classy strikers! I expect to see Holt and Becchio starting and Kamara coming on as impact sub for Holty for the last 30 mins - no, make that "hope" rather than "expect" .......

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SussexYellow

Friday, February 15, 2013
My brother inlaw is a taxi driver and tells me, so you know this is true, "Holt was in Scotland waiting as part of an exchange deal for Hooper, and Celtic were keen but Hooper said no."

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cutty

Friday, February 15, 2013
Good man, cutty! ;-)

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Mad Brewer

Friday, February 15, 2013
Ops using old glasses, please include put. Nurse screens please.

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cutty

Friday, February 15, 2013
Ops Forget to my glasses on, Leeds Reunited.

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cutty

Friday, February 15, 2013
I`ve been serially ethered by Paddy`s pals. Holty is far too good for Leeds.

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Mad Brewer

Friday, February 15, 2013
Hi, wm3. I`d imagine Morison`s attempt at being unpredictable would be breaking into a trot. Or smiling. Hard life, being a pro footballer. It`s not all about getting rich quick and kicking a ball about. There`s all that running too. Far too much of that for the sparse wages on offer. He`d be better off concentrating on higher things, like dog racing.

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Mad Brewer

Friday, February 15, 2013
Now that we've become leeds renited it's only fair that we should send a few players in their direction especial after we palm them off with Morro. If Holty heads in that direction then good luck to him.

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cutty

Friday, February 15, 2013
Well, in Moro's own words, he is looking to win over the Leeds fans with his "unpredictability", does that involve turning up to training dressed as a clown and setting off fireworks in the players' bogs?

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wisemanthree

Friday, February 15, 2013
Hey bluelight - I've heard something probably similar but from what I'd call an unreliable source. Not asking for details, but in your opinion was Saturday a one-off or might it last for the rest of the season? I would ask Paddy Divot, but, er, erm, well, you know...

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el dingo

Friday, February 15, 2013
Apparently, Doc, Moro left his greyhounds to Holty with the intention of down-sizing to whippets. Now he`s had a chance to survey the local scene, he`s opted for racing pigeons instead. He does check daily to make sure Holty`s not tempted to eat the greyhounds, what with this Horsemeat scare an` all.

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Mad Brewer

Friday, February 15, 2013
Or is he being loaned to Leeds because his missing his doggy owning mate?

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DocOhNo

Friday, February 15, 2013
pubmandave has already pushed the "Holt family are returning to Carlisle" theory, bluelight. I suppose Carlisle is nearly in Scotland. Celtic is a Scottish club for whom H0-0per plays. That sort of thing? I would hate to see Holty leave.:-(

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Mad Brewer

Friday, February 15, 2013
a little bird tells me that holty did NOT hurt his back last saturday.but i cant say why he didnt play in case its not true.cant see him being here next season though.

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bluelight

Friday, February 15, 2013
I agree Lewis, though I suppose with the position he's been playing shooting isn't a top priority for him? I guess it's all about bullying the opposition and keeping the boat steady. A very good 'purchase' (on a free) and am happy to see him continue.

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wisemanthree

Friday, February 15, 2013
Good point, Lewis. P`raps the Norfolk Cafu could mentor him on that skill?

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Mad Brewer

Friday, February 15, 2013
A deserved contract extension from a solid performer. If we could get him some shooting skills he'd be in the England team.

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Lewis Esquire

Friday, February 15, 2013
BJ has been superb all season. At the moment he`d be my choice of POTS. No glamorous stuff, just combative, effective and hard-working. He seems to have learned from Tettey then taken it on a stage further. We should have expected this - Ken Bates said "the lad can`t play anyway". Good ol` Uncle Albert.

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Mad Brewer

Friday, February 15, 2013
Good on yer, Bradders.

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el dingo

Friday, February 15, 2013
that should also do something to silence the knockers !

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wivenhoebudgie

Friday, February 15, 2013
Now thats sweet! a good encouraging contract extension.

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wivenhoebudgie

Friday, February 15, 2013
Delighted to read this, he is as solid as a rock.

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Swiss Canary

Friday, February 15, 2013
Good move well done.

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waclor

Friday, February 15, 2013
Nice news, now come on CITY onwards and upwards after this short break.

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yarco

Thursday, February 14, 2013
Indeed WM3. The old joke used to be, you could never get players to sign for Norwich City because of the distance from everywhere, but if they did sign then they never wanted to leave because of the beauty of the surroundings + the friendly atmos. Probly as true today as it's always been.

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Timbo

Thursday, February 14, 2013
Great news, it is always nice to hear of players who desperately want to stay in this new age of 'get up and go' in the Premier League.

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wisemanthree

Thursday, February 14, 2013